Chapter 771: Take Her and Leave

Ye Mo pondered his golden page world and Master Tian Ze's identity. What if Tian Ze knew about the golden page world? Would it endanger him? Jie Xun knew about it, but didn't understand its significance. Tian Ze, however, was exceedingly mysterious. Ye Mo couldn't even sense him with his spirit sense—a profoundly dangerous man.

He lost track of time meditating. Awakening at midnight, he shook his head. If disaster struck, it was unavoidable. What will be, will be.

He sent out his spirit sense; Mo Youshen was gone, as expected. Ye Mo hadn't pursued him. As he prepared to leave, he noticed the stone stool he'd been sitting on—apparently forgotten by Master Tian Ze.

He squatted to lift it, but found it incredibly heavy—tens of times heavier than a metal block of the same size. It weighed over a ton! What was it made of?

His spirit sense couldn't penetrate it. It wasn't a simple stone stool; the stone was merely a veneer. The material was completely unknown to him.

Stunned, Ye Mo recognized it as a treasure. He quickly stored it in his spatial ring before anyone noticed. While Tian Ze hadn't helped him find Mu Xiaoyun, this was a significant gain.

Now, even more wary of Tian Ze, Ye Mo fled the city like a thief. He mounted his flying sword and vanished in a flash of swordlight.

Less than an hour later, Daoist Tian Ze returned to find the ground empty. He stamped his foot in anger. “That little punk! He stole my property because I couldn't track him!”

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Passing Shi Feng Village, Ye Mo checked on Shi Tie with his spirit sense. He was cultivating at home. Ye Mo nodded, sensing great potential in Shi Tie.

Reaching the Foundation Establishment state in the small world would make Shi Tie virtually invincible.

Ye Mo bypassed Chan City and returned to the hidden sects' area, resuming his search for herbs and Mu Xiaoyun.

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Xin Jia Mountain—a place Ye Mo had long desired to visit.

While not as abundant in spirit herbs as Wu Wen Mountain, it was comparably vast. After a week of searching for herbs and ores, he still hadn't located the cultivation ruin.

If Ji Mei hadn't mentioned cultivating at Xin Jia Mountain, Ye Mo might have given up. Instead, he dug a temporary cave.

That day, returning from herb gathering, he witnessed a shocking scene.

Two men and a woman were engaged in an illicit act near his cave. One man was at the Earth Level Primary stage, the other at the Black Level Tertiary stage; the woman was at the Yellow Level Tertiary stage. Their clothing initially suggested rape, but closer inspection indicated otherwise.

As Ye Mo approached his cave, the men attacked, intent on killing him.

Already angered by their actions, Ye Mo was furious at their attempt on his life. He unleashed two wind blades and two fireballs simultaneously.

The men vanished. The woman opened her eyes, saw Ye Mo, screamed, and fainted.

Ye Mo shook his head. A Yellow Level cultivator venturing so deep into Xin Jia Mountain? She was in her twenties, unremarkable except for her ample assets.

He was about to offer a calming chant and suggest she dress herself when he heard a condor's call. His spirit sense detected a Blue Condor.

Ji Mei and her Blue Condor landed beside his cave.

“Martial Sister Xin Lei!” Ji Mei pointed to the unconscious woman.

“It’s you?” Ji Mei looked at Ye Mo.

Ye Mo ignored her; he knew she wasn't at the peak of the Foundation Establishment state.

“This is my residence. Take her. I’m resting,” Ye Mo stated flatly.

“You!” Ji Mei wanted to kill him, but dared not. His presence proved the Taiyi master was dead. The ability to kill that master and reach Xin Jia Mountain within days made him a formidable opponent.

Initially disbelieving, she now faced irrefutable proof. "You're a master above Great Heaven, and you commit such acts!" Her anger was palpable, but she didn't dare attack.

Ye Mo said coldly, “Take her. It’s none of my concern. I’m not interested in her, or you. This is my space; leave.”

“None of your concern? Not interested? I was gone only fifteen minutes—” Seeing Ye Mo's displeasure, Ji Mei shivered, silenced by his potential for violence. Revenge would have to wait until her breakthrough.

Ji Mei swiftly carried her unconscious sister onto the condor and departed.

Ye Mo cultivated through the night. Another week passed without discovery, fueling his impatience. That cultivator at the South Pole may have lied.

Leaving Xin Jia Mountain, Ye Mo resumed his search for spirit herbs throughout the small world, storing them in his golden page world.

Half a year flew by. He'd gathered countless spirit herbs and ores, yet had no news of Mu Xiaoyun or the Bitter Ten Years.

Ye Mo decided to stop searching. Five years away from Luo Yue had made him yearn to return. He felt his formation skills were sufficient to attempt the Magical Continent Mountain formation.

But first, he needed to visit Chan City and assess Yun Ziyi's resource gathering efforts.